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this is -- benghazi was linked, and the locals think they were involved. there is no hard evidence at the moment. you know, this is an important mood, though. what we're seeing is something the u.s., for example, will be glad to see. you know, what you have -- the u.s. wants this government to -- they're democratically elected. importantly, they are secular. the people we want to the polls. they did not elect an islamist government. they elected a secular government. that government wants to keep a lid on extremism. that's a good thing. the u.s. wants this to work. they would be in favor of what we just saw happen. the one thing that you always have to mention, though, is that libyan officials have said that thief felt that after the gadhafi fell, interest from the west waned a little, and they point to afghanistan and iraq and say look what you did for them, rebuilding institutions, and they need that support. >> that's what they want. >> material and financial to rebuild. >> it will be really interesting to see secretary clinton and her fighting with the
this is -- benghazi was linked, and the locals think they were involved. there is no hard evidence at the moment. you know, this is an important mood, though. what we're seeing is something the u.s., for example, will be glad to see. you know, what you have -- the u.s. wants this government to -- they're democratically elected. importantly, they are secular. the people we want to the polls. they did not elect an islamist government. they elected a secular government. that government wants to...
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about benghazi. and many other americans, not sure if it's 50-50 or what the measure is, but there are many americans who want the answers to how the head of the cia could be involved in an illicit affair that resulted in the fbi raiding his mistress' house and taking away hard drives and confirmation there may be information about the comings and goings of general petraeus, not publicly known. that's critical stuff. how dhuz kind of information get out to a mistress? and you just said they're not going to talk about that. i don't know if that's the devil's gadevil e devil's bargain, but will there be other hearings to get to the bottom of this trash? >> no doubt about it. they've made clear they are going ton investigation of why they didn't know what happened with this long, secretive investigation and everything you just mentioned. even today, there will be a first of what we expect to be many meetings. it's going to be closed door, private, but many meetings with the house intelligence leaders, l
about benghazi. and many other americans, not sure if it's 50-50 or what the measure is, but there are many americans who want the answers to how the head of the cia could be involved in an illicit affair that resulted in the fbi raiding his mistress' house and taking away hard drives and confirmation there may be information about the comings and goings of general petraeus, not publicly known. that's critical stuff. how dhuz kind of information get out to a mistress? and you just said they're...
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tell us about this attention that erupted in benghazi. it did not actually happen in tripoli. are you in tripoli. how are people responding to what has taken place? >> well, the situation here in tripoli does seem to be normal. people are on the streets. there seems to be nothing but the news that -- of what happened in bengazy spreading across tripoli today. most of the people i have token to, people in the capital here, are shocked and saddened by this attack. they say that it does not reflect the way libyans treat their guests. this is not the way libyans feel about the united states, and they do appreciate and do express gratitude for the rule the united states played last year as part of the nato alliance in helping the libyan people in ousting mow har gadhafi during their revolution. we are hearing also from government officials who are condemning this. they're also promising to bring those responsible to justice to have an investigation into what actually happened and who is responsible for this attack. >> i want to play a bit of sound here. this is from a libyan govern
tell us about this attention that erupted in benghazi. it did not actually happen in tripoli. are you in tripoli. how are people responding to what has taken place? >> well, the situation here in tripoli does seem to be normal. people are on the streets. there seems to be nothing but the news that -- of what happened in bengazy spreading across tripoli today. most of the people i have token to, people in the capital here, are shocked and saddened by this attack. they say that it does not...
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consulate in benghazi. also, at the white house president obama is now meeting with congressional leaders from both parties trying to avoid the fiscal cliff. the vice president also inside the meetings and they're hoping to come to some sort of agreement today. the president has been working for three days to push his plan. the biggest picture you see, those are the bright lights of jerusalem. not so long ago there was a plume of smoke coming from near the city of jerusalem. that has israelis on high alert because rocket fire has never gone so far from the palestinian territories into the city of jerusalem. still trying to ferret out more information on this. when we get some we'll pass it along to you. turn our attention to other news this morning. traveling over the holidays, never fun, but it may be a piece of cake compared to what happens if we go over the fiscal cliff. the financial impact could devastate many of the nation's airports. >> this is air travel now. cut that by a billion dollars and it cou
consulate in benghazi. also, at the white house president obama is now meeting with congressional leaders from both parties trying to avoid the fiscal cliff. the vice president also inside the meetings and they're hoping to come to some sort of agreement today. the president has been working for three days to push his plan. the biggest picture you see, those are the bright lights of jerusalem. not so long ago there was a plume of smoke coming from near the city of jerusalem. that has israelis...
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our senior international correspondent arwa damon is in benghazi, libya. >> reporter: the events that unfolded on friday in benghazi most certainly, at least at this point in time, seem to be having a ripple-on effect. to begin with what happened on friday, in the afternoon, pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets demanding an end to the existence of armed militias, demanding that the government forces, the army and the police, be the only authority on the streets of the country. following that, at night we saw hundreds of individuals storming one of the headquarters of a known militant group in benghazi. after they initially managed to peacefully pretty much take over that location, they then set their sights on a second area. this, however, turned out to be a battalion that is, in fact, endorsed by the government. it did result in some clashes that caused injuries and casualties, and then the army eventually in the early morning hours of the morning, moving in, especially trying to secure massive weapons, depots that did exist there. we arrived on sight and saw some of the h
our senior international correspondent arwa damon is in benghazi, libya. >> reporter: the events that unfolded on friday in benghazi most certainly, at least at this point in time, seem to be having a ripple-on effect. to begin with what happened on friday, in the afternoon, pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets demanding an end to the existence of armed militias, demanding that the government forces, the army and the police, be the only authority on the streets of the country....
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the attack in benghazi was planned in advance. u.s. marines are now racing to libya to help secure the consulate. president obama is promising justice. joemana karadsheh is in tripoli, libya, for us. this tension that erupted, do you feel it in tripoli? >> reporter: actually, no, don. i was out and about today in tripoli. life seems to be normal. people are hearing about what happened and most of the libyans that i have spoken to are outraged by what happened. they are condemning this attack saying it's not representative of the libyan people and their sentiments towards the united states and towards the west. they are saying that they are grateful for the role that the united states plays. many are familiar with ambassador stevens and the role e he played. people are really saddened by this attack. they are really shocked. it's also seen as a wake up call for the government here for authorities that have really not taken a strong stance. they have not taken action against these groups that we know are operating in eastern libya and th
the attack in benghazi was planned in advance. u.s. marines are now racing to libya to help secure the consulate. president obama is promising justice. joemana karadsheh is in tripoli, libya, for us. this tension that erupted, do you feel it in tripoli? >> reporter: actually, no, don. i was out and about today in tripoli. life seems to be normal. people are hearing about what happened and most of the libyans that i have spoken to are outraged by what happened. they are condemning this...
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consulate in benghazi, libya, is a big issue for lawmakers on capitol hill this week. the house and senate intelligence committees planned separate hearings that will be closed to the public. one of those hearings scheduled to start next hour. lawmakers want answers about the september 11th attack that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. republicans have been especially critical of the administration's response to the attack and the initial claims that the attack was a spontaneous protest sparked by a controversial online video that mocked islam. cnn's dana bash is following the story for us on capitol hill. and, dana, i know one of the big topics has been the resignation of david petraeus, what he knows about the benghazi attack and whether or not he may testify at the hearings. i understand you may have new information for us, dana? >> reporter: the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee, ted, her name is dianne feinstein, she told us just in the last hour that she does still want david petraeus to come and talk to members of the senate int
consulate in benghazi, libya, is a big issue for lawmakers on capitol hill this week. the house and senate intelligence committees planned separate hearings that will be closed to the public. one of those hearings scheduled to start next hour. lawmakers want answers about the september 11th attack that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. republicans have been especially critical of the administration's response to the attack and the initial claims that the attack was a...
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and also benghazi. this will be the first press conference since that attack in egypt that killed a u.s. ambassador and three other americans. and i wouldn't be surprised as well, carol, if he gets questions about looming cabinet appointments. >> i bet he will. news conferences used to be a regular occurrence with the president. any chance these will happen more frequently? >> reporter: i don't know. we did see in the campaign that the president preferred to, instead, do sbrinterviews with local stations and use social media. obviously when there's a press conference with the white house press corps and we're all very intensely familiar with his record, it's clear that the white house has felt that the downside of a misstep has far outweighed the benefit they would get from this. however, it would be very unusual if president obama did not have this press conference after an election. this is sort of the norm that a president does this. george w. bush had one two days after he was re-elected. clinton, t
and also benghazi. this will be the first press conference since that attack in egypt that killed a u.s. ambassador and three other americans. and i wouldn't be surprised as well, carol, if he gets questions about looming cabinet appointments. >> i bet he will. news conferences used to be a regular occurrence with the president. any chance these will happen more frequently? >> reporter: i don't know. we did see in the campaign that the president preferred to, instead, do...
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out post in benghazi, libya. that attack that killed our ambassador and three other americans on september 11th. this year's september 11th. dana bash is live now from capitol hill. barbara starr is live at the piers morgan and, dana, i want to begin with you. we heard from one of the lawmakers in the house committee at one of those stakeouts when the first round of questioning began and the suggestion was that it was tough. can you enlighten us? >> that's right. we were told by democrats and republicans coming out and of course this is a classified briefing so there is only so much they can say, but they it talking and they talked about the fact that, yes, there were tough questions asked of david petraeus and the most important question or most important issue and barbara starr reported this yesterday going in that a source close to petraeus was saying that he really wanted to try to clear up the fact that he was here and he, petraeus was here, in the days after the attack and apparently according to some lawma
out post in benghazi, libya. that attack that killed our ambassador and three other americans on september 11th. this year's september 11th. dana bash is live now from capitol hill. barbara starr is live at the piers morgan and, dana, i want to begin with you. we heard from one of the lawmakers in the house committee at one of those stakeouts when the first round of questioning began and the suggestion was that it was tough. can you enlighten us? >> that's right. we were told by democrats...
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consulate in benghazi. people taking to the streets yesterday in the thousands, demanding democracy, but more importantly, demanding an end to the extremist militias, who people here and the government say were in fact, behind the attack that took ambassador steven's life and the life of three other americans. what happened on friday, hundreds of these pro-democracy demonstrators began to take matters into their own hands and began to storm the various militias in the city of benghazi, including this militia. if you will remember's the libyan government has said that it has detained individuals who are a part of this group, in association with the attack on the u.s. consulate. although they say the group, as a whole was not behind that assault. >> arwa damon, in benghazi, thank you very much. >>> and prejudice is bad for society, but is it bad for you, as in can it make you sick? that is next. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does!
consulate in benghazi. people taking to the streets yesterday in the thousands, demanding democracy, but more importantly, demanding an end to the extremist militias, who people here and the government say were in fact, behind the attack that took ambassador steven's life and the life of three other americans. what happened on friday, hundreds of these pro-democracy demonstrators began to take matters into their own hands and began to storm the various militias in the city of benghazi,...
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consulate attack in benghazi. a lot of talk that -- a lot of people saying it doesn't matter that general patreaus is no longer cia director he needs to get in and testify. he's the one who knows what happened. he's the one who knows if there's was a security lapse. what are your thoughts on that? >> well, he certainly can be subpoenaed by congress, it wouldn't surprise me if he is subpoenaed, and i believe he should raise his hand and move forward. there are so many things buzzing around about dave patreaus and his affair with paula broadwell he probably has a defense attorney saying look, we have to be kaube cautious, personally y may be at risk based on anything you say. i hope he has an opportunity to testify, shed light on what he knows and clearly he was at the center of this. when you said you lied you had no intent to deceive and that's important. >> colorful commentary coming from you spider. general "spider" marks. ♪we're two of a kind ♪two of a kind ♪it's my observation ♪we're two of a kind ♪l
consulate attack in benghazi. a lot of talk that -- a lot of people saying it doesn't matter that general patreaus is no longer cia director he needs to get in and testify. he's the one who knows what happened. he's the one who knows if there's was a security lapse. what are your thoughts on that? >> well, he certainly can be subpoenaed by congress, it wouldn't surprise me if he is subpoenaed, and i believe he should raise his hand and move forward. there are so many things buzzing around...
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he told kyra that this has nothing to do with benghazi. his stepping down. he fully admitted to kyra that had he completely messed up that he had acted terribly but that it had nothing to do with benghazi. whether they connect these will be fascinating. we won't be there for it, unfortunately. we're also getting wind the secretary of state, hillary clinton will be there, as well. dana, you have your work cut out for you. a lot of people to chase. thank you very much. >>> dana bash reporting live from capitol hill. we'll watch these developments all throughout the day, as well. back in a moment trust duracell? duralock power preserve. . fort now...guaranteed. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. visit fastreliefchallenge.com oh, let me guess --ou see this? more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about
he told kyra that this has nothing to do with benghazi. his stepping down. he fully admitted to kyra that had he completely messed up that he had acted terribly but that it had nothing to do with benghazi. whether they connect these will be fascinating. we won't be there for it, unfortunately. we're also getting wind the secretary of state, hillary clinton will be there, as well. dana, you have your work cut out for you. a lot of people to chase. thank you very much. >>> dana bash...
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thiss -- this is really summing up here today everything that has transpired since the attacks in benghazi. i think the president, the secretary tried to hit all these points and yet this backdrop of military dignity and precision, an attempt to offer comfort to the families that their loved ones will not be forgotten, this is the kind of honors that the military has rendered so many times over the last 11 years, whether it is the most junior private in the u.s. army that has fallen on the battlefields of afghanistan, a senior diplomat that has revered throughout the muslim world, or a former navy s.e.a.l. who served with honor and distinction and tried to go on and serve again in the diplomatic corps. it is the same honors, the same rendering of respect and dignity that really the military renders to all and has so many times in recent years done. >> absolutely, barbara. it is hard to, as i said to watch this and not be moved. we were fighting back the tears here in the studio. i'm sure people around the world were doing the same. and one can only imagine, only imagine what the family mem
thiss -- this is really summing up here today everything that has transpired since the attacks in benghazi. i think the president, the secretary tried to hit all these points and yet this backdrop of military dignity and precision, an attempt to offer comfort to the families that their loved ones will not be forgotten, this is the kind of honors that the military has rendered so many times over the last 11 years, whether it is the most junior private in the u.s. army that has fallen on the...
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, the consulate, in benghazi, said it was an outrage, that the people were killed in that embassy, that consulate, but instead, the u.s. reminded them, no, we want you to protect our embassy and our interests inside egypt. and you saw morrissey did a 180 degree turn. the number two man in the muslim brotherhood wrote a very moderate letter to the new york times. >> is this betrayal? i heard people say, this is betrayal, with so much help, why doesn't morrissey speak strongly, more strongly against this? they feel -- many americans feel betrayed by this. >> i think it is an experience. you have to rack it up to that. you see him coming to his senses and realizing this say relationship that not only do we need in terms of financial terms, in diplomatic terms, but we want it. we want to be closer to the united states to develop a new relationship with him. i think that is reflected in the turn-about you've seen. you've got to give him a little bit of time. there was never any opposition. they never had any opportunity to hold a position of power. quite frankly, they're so inexperienced tha
, the consulate, in benghazi, said it was an outrage, that the people were killed in that embassy, that consulate, but instead, the u.s. reminded them, no, we want you to protect our embassy and our interests inside egypt. and you saw morrissey did a 180 degree turn. the number two man in the muslim brotherhood wrote a very moderate letter to the new york times. >> is this betrayal? i heard people say, this is betrayal, with so much help, why doesn't morrissey speak strongly, more...
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. >> protesters are taking the situation into their own arms and taking on known extremists in benghazi. >> there were dozens injured on friday night there, and we will have more. >>> the retired agent of a cia agent wants to meet with the president of iran to plead for her husband return. he disappeared in 2007, and now pictures are up in hopes that mahmoud ahmadinejad will see them. he was seen two years ago pleading with the u.s. government for his release. >> 33 years of service to the united states, and i deserve something. >> the iran's president has repeatedly turned down requests from levinson's wife. >>> at least 220 people were killed today in syria with government forces shelling aleppo and the government forces, and this comes as the syrian free army are moving into territory that the fighters have seized. they have many defectors from the syrian army to fight the regime. >> i'm not fighting to create a democratic or republican job, but american jobs. >>> president obama campaigned in wisconsin for the first time in more than 200 days. wisconsin may be a surprise battlegroun
. >> protesters are taking the situation into their own arms and taking on known extremists in benghazi. >> there were dozens injured on friday night there, and we will have more. >>> the retired agent of a cia agent wants to meet with the president of iran to plead for her husband return. he disappeared in 2007, and now pictures are up in hopes that mahmoud ahmadinejad will see them. he was seen two years ago pleading with the u.s. government for his release. >> 33...
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consulate there in benghazi. the questions going back and forth now over what was known leading up to the attack, at the u.s. consulate, which led to the deaths of four people, including the u.s. ambassador and what was the story following. we're going to continue to watch the hearing here, take a short break for now. we'll be right back. but i want to eat meat! [ male announcer ] iams knows dogs love meat. ...but most dry foods add plant protein, like gluten iams never adds gluten. iams adds 50% more animal protein, [ dog 2 ] look at me! i'm a lean, mean flying machine [ dog 1 ] i am too! woo hoo! [ male announcer ] iams. with 50% more animal protein. [ dog 2 ] i'm an iams dog for life. not a rabbit. woof! [ "the odd couple" theme playing ] humans. even when we cross our "t"s and dot our "i"s, we still run into problems -- mainly other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your rates won't go up due to your first acci
consulate there in benghazi. the questions going back and forth now over what was known leading up to the attack, at the u.s. consulate, which led to the deaths of four people, including the u.s. ambassador and what was the story following. we're going to continue to watch the hearing here, take a short break for now. we'll be right back. but i want to eat meat! [ male announcer ] iams knows dogs love meat. ...but most dry foods add plant protein, like gluten iams never adds gluten. iams adds...
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in fact, you know, even on that point of bn benghazi, and the attack on the u.s. ambassador that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans, romney it appears from the statements we saw was going to link directly the group that carried that out to al qaeda, but then that was softened to al qaeda linked groups, so even there, you know, you just have to kind of, you know, designate down and try to get very specific, and i still don't think there are a lot of specifics at this point, suzanne. >> jill, one of the things -- you bring up that point there is that the romney campaign has tried to capitalize off of the questions around benghazi, around that attack. romney earlier today making the case that he believed it was deception on the part of the obama administration to initially say that this was a random response to a film that insulted the prophet mohammed instead of a terrorist group. i want you to listen to his case he made. >> these attacks were the deliberate work of terrorists who use it to impose their dark ideology on others, especially women and
in fact, you know, even on that point of bn benghazi, and the attack on the u.s. ambassador that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans, romney it appears from the statements we saw was going to link directly the group that carried that out to al qaeda, but then that was softened to al qaeda linked groups, so even there, you know, you just have to kind of, you know, designate down and try to get very specific, and i still don't think there are a lot of specifics at this point,...
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territory in both benghazi and cairo were over. third, it's the responsibility of our political leaders to stand up for what they think are right. and governor romney doesn't think it's right to apologize that we allow people the freedom of speech. he's not condoning how this might use this freedom. but that's in our constitution, that's our values, that's our history. those are the things brave americans have stood for and died for. of course, we have condolences and sympathy for the people that died. they served our country well. >> absolutely. that's the point here instead of focusing on the people that have lost their lives and people in harm's way, we're talking about who should be apologizing for what when most people see that is not the story. thank you for everything you just said, but my initial question was, it couldn't wait? >> well, let me again reiterate. the timeline you suggest was not the same that i just went through. >> i'm not asking about the timeline. it couldn't wait until all of the information -- hang on. le
territory in both benghazi and cairo were over. third, it's the responsibility of our political leaders to stand up for what they think are right. and governor romney doesn't think it's right to apologize that we allow people the freedom of speech. he's not condoning how this might use this freedom. but that's in our constitution, that's our values, that's our history. those are the things brave americans have stood for and died for. of course, we have condolences and sympathy for the people...
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it's a mission they call it a consulate, officially it's our mission in benghazi. and last week it was deadly there. protesters again back on the streets today, as well, and our cnn's arwa damon is live on the telephone in benghazi where she's been investigating this story. so we're hearing protests yet again on the street, all of this as you're able to interview the libyan program, arwa. for starters, why is this story where you are so much different than the story here, according to the state department? >> well, there has been quite a bit of contradiction when it comes to accounts of exactly what may have transpired on september 11th that led, of course, to the horrific events at the u.s. consulate. according to the prime minister, who we spoke to, so far they have seen eight individuals who are directly related to this attack. some of them are are being described as printer members of a known splinter group although the government is saying that the group itself at this point was not involved as an organization in the attacks itself. he said that there were no
it's a mission they call it a consulate, officially it's our mission in benghazi. and last week it was deadly there. protesters again back on the streets today, as well, and our cnn's arwa damon is live on the telephone in benghazi where she's been investigating this story. so we're hearing protests yet again on the street, all of this as you're able to interview the libyan program, arwa. for starters, why is this story where you are so much different than the story here, according to the state...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. four americans were killed in that attack, including ambassador christopher stevens. three committees are now set to hold closed-door hearings today. dana bash, who is live on capitol hill. dana, first of all, how is this going to work with petraeus? >> well, we expect him to come and testify, or maybe the better word is brief, members of the senate intelligence committee and likely members of the house intelligence committee. that is according to dianne feinstein who is the chairwoman. the question is when is that going to happen? we don't know that yet, but we reported yesterday that senators on that committee definitely wanted general petraeus or former director he petraeus to come and talk to them because they felt that that was a big stone left untender if he didn't with regard to what lael happened in benghazi. let me just tell you something that is happening as we speak. there's such a frenzy on capitol hill. that was about libya, but with regard to the petraeus matter that for
consulate in benghazi, libya. four americans were killed in that attack, including ambassador christopher stevens. three committees are now set to hold closed-door hearings today. dana bash, who is live on capitol hill. dana, first of all, how is this going to work with petraeus? >> well, we expect him to come and testify, or maybe the better word is brief, members of the senate intelligence committee and likely members of the house intelligence committee. that is according to dianne...
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consulate in benghazi. you can expect that romney will jab at that potential foreign policy achilles heel for president obama. you're about to hear it directly from romney himself. we go to live picture once again. we're waiting on the governor at the virginia military institute. he likely back stage getting ready to take the stage at any moment which is why we also have all of our producers and our reporters around the world at cnn waiting and watching this alongside of you to bring you the context and the perspective. that's wolf blitzer, too. this is what's so fascinating, wolf. now that there is cable news 24/7 and a call phoney of talks, we have had the excerpt from governor romney's camp and we already had a prebuttal delivered to us from the president's camp, so it is the foreign policy offensive at a glance and before we even get the original speech. i just want to quote something the president's camp has set out fascinating. to date all mitt romney has offered is blustered platitudes. he shifted po
consulate in benghazi. you can expect that romney will jab at that potential foreign policy achilles heel for president obama. you're about to hear it directly from romney himself. we go to live picture once again. we're waiting on the governor at the virginia military institute. he likely back stage getting ready to take the stage at any moment which is why we also have all of our producers and our reporters around the world at cnn waiting and watching this alongside of you to bring you the...
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. >> they haven't been on the ground in benghazi? >> they have not. it was taking so long to get permission to go to tripoli, the fbi deployed the personnel to location in the region to be closer. th have conducted interviews at the state department and u government personnel who were in lia at t of the attack. but they've not again able get -- they have gott as f as tripoli and never to benghazi. they made a ruesth crene be red. as we know from our arwa damon's rerting and othereporting, we don't whether or not the state department put the request to libyans and denie or what happed to it. what we know for sure is the crime scene is never secured. information correspondent an townsend talking about this. i want to bring in bobby gos welcome back. >> thanks >> you wrote a piece in "time" magazine coming out tomorrow. and in your reporting in this article i read, you point to a specific cell of a militant group thought to conduct that attack in benghazi. tell me what you know. >> our local reporting suggests and the libyan government
. >> they haven't been on the ground in benghazi? >> they have not. it was taking so long to get permission to go to tripoli, the fbi deployed the personnel to location in the region to be closer. th have conducted interviews at the state department and u government personnel who were in lia at t of the attack. but they've not again able get -- they have gott as f as tripoli and never to benghazi. they made a ruesth crene be red. as we know from our arwa damon's rerting and...
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the threat follows passionate anti-militia protests like this one in benghazi. libyans who are determined to show they are not standing for the violence that left four americans dead. >>> pakistan is condemning the bounty for the movie that started the violent protests. this man said he will pay $100,000 for the death of nakoula basseley nakoula. he is said to be in hiding, but they hope to defuse this situation before it grows even worse. take a listen. >> translator: i come from the corporation of laws and resisting hatred and against violence, against terrorism, against killing and against c confrontatio confrontations. >> the pakistani government is making it clear the bounty is not an official position. >>> president obama arrives in new york to attend the u.n. general assembly tomorrow. the president speaks to the assembly on tuesday. administration officials say he more likely will talk about the worldwide protests on the film that insults the muslim religion. the president is expected to restate his position on the movie and also denounce the violent act
the threat follows passionate anti-militia protests like this one in benghazi. libyans who are determined to show they are not standing for the violence that left four americans dead. >>> pakistan is condemning the bounty for the movie that started the violent protests. this man said he will pay $100,000 for the death of nakoula basseley nakoula. he is said to be in hiding, but they hope to defuse this situation before it grows even worse. take a listen. >> translator: i come...
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benghazi and now, beyond. you wrote an op-ed "the new york times" about all of this saying the republicans are in disarray, they're divided about national security and foreign policy. so, did mr. romney's handling, his comments following the unrest in egypt further kind of underscore a real girth of understanding if not confusion? >> yeah, it's a little bit of both and i think if you see mitt romney hours after our top diplomat and three other americans were murdered in libya, he was trying to use this as a political case and then the reaction to romney within his own party. many republicans shaking their heads and criticizing and saying this is not the moment. some even noting that when reagan and george h.w. bush ran for president in 1980 and we had servicemen killed trying to rescue hostages in iran, reagan didn't politicize that moment, neither did bush, so it seems that the republican party has lost its way. there are so many splits inside of the party about spending and how do we predict power in the wor
benghazi and now, beyond. you wrote an op-ed "the new york times" about all of this saying the republicans are in disarray, they're divided about national security and foreign policy. so, did mr. romney's handling, his comments following the unrest in egypt further kind of underscore a real girth of understanding if not confusion? >> yeah, it's a little bit of both and i think if you see mitt romney hours after our top diplomat and three other americans were murdered in libya,...
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mission in benghazi. will the cease-fire hold? hillary clinton, whose husband, president bill clinton, tried but failed to broker a peace agreement between israelis and palestinians knows only too well how tenuous true peace can be. >> after that will trip which turned out, by the way, to be 11 days on the road all the way over to australia, then back through asia and then to the middle east and then home, secretary clinton is back here in washington. she's here for thanksgiving, and so far, as we've been reporting, that cease-fire appears to be holding. fred. >> all right. in the meantime, hillary clinton has made it very clear that she would likely leave this position at the end of her term. topping the list of those that might be nominated would be s s susan rice. she's been speaking for the first time in response to so much criticism that she has received on how she handled that attack in benghazi, libya. what more can you tell us about what she is saying and how that is resonating, jill? >> i wouldn't say, fredricka, that she
mission in benghazi. will the cease-fire hold? hillary clinton, whose husband, president bill clinton, tried but failed to broker a peace agreement between israelis and palestinians knows only too well how tenuous true peace can be. >> after that will trip which turned out, by the way, to be 11 days on the road all the way over to australia, then back through asia and then to the middle east and then home, secretary clinton is back here in washington. she's here for thanksgiving, and so...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. let's take a listen. >> i don't know if a lot of you heard this, but the cia an annex had taken a couple prisoner and they think the attack on the consulate was an attempt to get the prisoners back. that's still being vetted. >> where did she hear that? did it come from david petraeus and do we know if her claim was true, the cia was holding captives inside a consular annex in benghazi? >> right, ted. this raises serious issues. she clearly said in the video the information she was sharing on libya and the cia holding prisoners there hadn't been vetted. so that means she is sharing something with -- that she heard with a public audience. that's concerning because they have to ask, what is your source? is the source of all of her information david petraeus? given her extraordinary access to the former director of the cia, it would have been a reasonable assumption. but, again, her access to him was not in any way in an official capacity. though she did tell me she was working with the
consulate in benghazi, libya. let's take a listen. >> i don't know if a lot of you heard this, but the cia an annex had taken a couple prisoner and they think the attack on the consulate was an attempt to get the prisoners back. that's still being vetted. >> where did she hear that? did it come from david petraeus and do we know if her claim was true, the cia was holding captives inside a consular annex in benghazi? >> right, ted. this raises serious issues. she clearly said...
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benghazi, counter protesters are trying to reclaim the city. >> the pro-democracy demonstrators began taking the situation into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known extremist militias in the city of benghazi. >> counter protesters were met by some resistance. four people were killed and dozens injured on friday night. >> the wife of a missing retired fbi agent hopes to meet with the president of iran to plea for her husband's safe return. robert levenson disappeared on an island off iran's coast in 2007. now billboards with his picture are up in new york in hopes iran's president will see them when he attends the u.n. assembly next week. >> 33 years of service to the united states deserves something. >> iran's president has repeatedly turned down meeting requests from his wife. >>> at least 220 people were killed today in syria with government forces shelling the damascus suburbs. they're moving into territories the fighters have seized. the group has many soldiers who defected from syria's army to fight the regime. >> i'm not fighting to create democratic or rep
benghazi, counter protesters are trying to reclaim the city. >> the pro-democracy demonstrators began taking the situation into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known extremist militias in the city of benghazi. >> counter protesters were met by some resistance. four people were killed and dozens injured on friday night. >> the wife of a missing retired fbi agent hopes to meet with the president of iran to plea for her husband's safe return. robert levenson...
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of those attacks, 48 took place in benghazi. two of which at the u.s. diplomatic compound and the scene of the september 11th 2012 terrorist attacks and we're saying, i think it is the result of a video that was on youtube. and this is based on intelligence. i got to ask you, ambassador kennedy, you say you couldn't possibly have a different idea abt things than security rice did when she went before the nation on september 16th. i'll tell you, this thing smells from every single -- it waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. for you to come in here and say, well, it was based on some of the this i knew, but i can't tell you all i knew, we have four americans dead and i got to tell you, it is very upsetting for me to go back home and look at those people in the eye, people who don't do what we do here with all the briefings and all the intelligence, just guys that work every day and women that work every day and they can come home and they can figure it out, but we're still trying to figure it out and piece it together and you watch it i
of those attacks, 48 took place in benghazi. two of which at the u.s. diplomatic compound and the scene of the september 11th 2012 terrorist attacks and we're saying, i think it is the result of a video that was on youtube. and this is based on intelligence. i got to ask you, ambassador kennedy, you say you couldn't possibly have a different idea abt things than security rice did when she went before the nation on september 16th. i'll tell you, this thing smells from every single -- it waddles...